The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-27
BALTIMORE IS ALL RIGHT.
DEMoCRATTC MU6WUMPs AND REruB-
YyCdNs BADJY REATEN

DEMOCRATJC MUGWUMP5 AND REpUB-
YyC1NS BADJY REATEN
f,tr,. I.etcd Mayer by Over A,ooo Ns-
i,-it = rae city Council Largely Demo-
,,,tI,~-A Democrat Nhot Dead Mt the
-, s.by - Rerermer-The state Safe.
DAnriMoRR, Oct. 2e.-The influence OF Bal
timorc city Is 30 decisive In Maryland politics
that tho election to-day. although only for
municipal officers. settles tho result Of tho fall
campaign. Tho State election takes place on
Tuesday. Nov. 8, and II WAS conceded by tho
Civil Service Reform League that unless the
ticket supported by II carried the city the
Lcngue had no chance OF success In tho ensuing
State election.
While tho contest was nominnlly between tho
Republican and Democratic parties, the League
managed tho canvass In behalf OF the former
tho regular Republican Committee displaying
very little public activity Tho League got up
the meetings and supplied the stump speakers.
Its organ. the Grill Service Reforn'er. whose
editorial articles are 80 profound that they re-
ouire on m average page and half apiece.
reduced it's price from ten to three ccnts
copy for the campaign, and 30 great was the
excitement that some sales were reported. The
Democrats have also made q red-hot canvass,
and the town has been thoroughly shaken up.
Meetings by the dozen have been going on
every night for two weeks past, and political
cards, appeals. and exposures have so filled up
tho newspapers that the people OF Baltimore
have had little chance to know what has been
going on lately In the outside world. They
have, however, been given to understand that
the eyes OF the nation are on them.
Tho League candidate for Mayor was Mr..
David L. Bartlett, head OF the firm OF Hay
ward Bartlett Il Co.. which has dono flourish
ing business In contracts for iron work on
Government buildings. During the term Of
Supervising Architect Hill. the luck and pros
perity OF this firm In its denlings with tho Gov
eminent led to an Investigation. some OF the
results Of which have been spread before the
public during the CAMPAIGN. The Democratic
candidate was Ferdinand @. Latrobe, who has
four limos previously been elected at intervals
IT, the office, and has made such a solid repu-
tation ms an administrator. and economist that
there was very little attack on him, personally.
i was o II: nn at h ss
IRE low, tho government frugal and ..e1-
psndturss modsssts were ISneon n,g bic:
Which, Inc wa. s'n pesoorsbe G she s
and whleh ns was SsntaKonisio to civil service
REFORM, Shocking abuse Of personal char,
ed he ap sad
exposed II ii offered amy material for dofamn-
eyer " seea ' s' Maryiand politics.
tensey personal us It's issues are generally apt
.Ta va ne sn y eSSid hossvsr e
pointed out. The reform issue was purely
san ssTsss r isssaae il f' ne in the
eyes OF the Democracy. was the, prominence OF
MI John X. Cowsn the GeneEa| council IN s Of the
a familiar agure in the Legislative lobby: he did
not take any public Part IN politics until tT S
se The an aS
eS M Gawe ae
dress before 1t. Since then. Notwithstanding
S y s 5 ~s sad
the express and telegraph sales, lie has man
aged the campaign and been active upon the
The State Of Maryland a; and city s Of Bstimors
form and his political activity date e from the
continent The regulations imposed by the
q N
yoSshssis oSly sa AZ information e shs publ;
Marg aSy Was framed iss9 when the issues
enGrossipe the public mind were O., those g grow.
iss Very imperfect instrument. II contains a
provision that every twenty years the people
Convention shall be conyoked. The question
Is to be voted upon at the coming State cleo
He SRs OF state ns Decons dp''d BY IT,
6ew0 onst sase Tsess one pnnss
'hS Ss SSRa5S 'hs apqISS S
faa o e. Ss po III TIN
Ess er h Of he
chilly presented by Senator German. who IN
ons hs s ssSsS S .s
IL nInS: NJ Goxsa j. Sis sPsssI9;;ss, sSn
Convention Solely because Of the expense It
would entail upon the taxpayers. and because
II one were to Be heid 1t would be controlled by
The result II the contest is that Latrobs will
victory over tho combined forces Of the Re-
o hs Sa hs en
In many years In 1886. when Mayor Hodges
eteSted Judge Brown there was r. spill, in
ped ie on the otisr Side This time. however the
s with the o EXCEPTION p o. The
heforners or M9gwumps, returning to the foid.
Detection the " H ranks Would give
them sufficient votes TO win but their ealcula-
ee MnSo hay Eject
fly OF the City Councilmen.
Contrary TO expectations. the election passed
or with comparative quiet; There were, the
the polls In the lower part OF the city. and the
police had plenty to do carrying these dis
turbers OF the pence to the station house. In
South Baltimore there was disturbance of a
more serious character. Ever since tho killing
OF John Curran two years ago in political
brnwl there has been bad blood between the
factions. To-day there was a quarrel ri the
polls in the First Precinct OF tho Seventeenth
Ward. in which Edward Alters, u Re1ormer
shot and killed Edwin DAILY. a regular Demo-
crat,, With this single exception there was nc
All the voting was done early, especially on
the part OF the Republicans. Ex-Post ONCE
Wan who BAD
systematically Punctually Mt 5 O'clock the
watchers appointed to look after them in each
uf the 1870 precincts went from house to house
ind pulled them out OF bed. BY o'clock, when
the polling windows opened. there extended
from each poll a string OF negroes halt q square
long, Their monopoly OF the polls prevented a